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Intermediate Free certificate English

Payroll & Statutory Compliance (India)

Salary structure, PF, ESI, professional tax and TDS, worked through on real payslips you can check line by line.

  • 4 hrs
  • 5 modules
  • 14 lessons
  • 4 quizzes + final test

About this course

Payroll is where HR mistakes cost real money: a missed PF deposit, the wrong professional tax slab, or TDS worked out under the wrong regime. This course takes you through Indian payroll the way it actually runs, one month at a time.

You will work through sample payslips line by line, see how each statutory deduction is calculated, and finish with a monthly checklist you can use to catch errors before salaries go out.

Ideal for Payroll executives HR generalists Accounts teams handling salaries Small business owners

What you’ll learn

  • Break down CTC into gross pay, deductions and take-home pay
  • Calculate employee and employer PF and ESI contributions
  • Apply professional tax and Labour Welfare Fund by state
  • Work out TDS on salary under the old and new tax regimes
  • Run a monthly payroll with attendance, LOP and arrears
  • Settle full and final dues and gratuity when someone leaves
  • 4 hrs of short lessons
  • 4 quizzes and a final test
  • Phone and laptop, pick up anytime
  • Shareable certificate for LinkedIn

Course content

5 modules · 14 lessons · 4 hrs total

01 Salary structure 2 lessons · 35 min
  1. CTC, gross and net pay 17 min
  2. Basic, HRA and allowances 18 min
02 Statutory deductions 4 lessons · 1 hr 4 min
  1. Provident Fund: EPF and EPS 18 min
  2. ESI: who is covered and what they pay 17 min
  3. Professional tax by state 15 min
  4. Labour Welfare Fund 14 min
03 Income tax on salary 3 lessons · 51 min
  1. TDS on salary: old vs new regime 18 min
  2. Investment declarations and proofs 16 min
  3. Form 16 and Form 24Q 17 min
04 Running payroll every month 2 lessons · 35 min
  1. Attendance, loss of pay and arrears 17 min
  2. The monthly payroll checklist 18 min
05 Exits and the labour codes 3 lessons · 55 min
  1. Full and final settlement and gratuity 18 min
  2. What the new labour codes change for payroll 17 min
  3. Payroll audit: catching errors before payday 20 min
Final test and certificate Pass the final test to unlock your certificate

Earn a certificate you can share

Finish the lessons, pass the final test, and your certificate is ready to download straight away. It carries your name, the course title and a unique certificate ID.

  • Add it to the Licences & Certifications section on LinkedIn
  • Attach it to your resume or job applications
  • Download it again any time from your account

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions people ask us most before they start their first free HR course.

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Yes. Every course, every lesson and the certificate at the end are free. You only need to register with your name and email so we can save your progress and put your name on the certificate.

You do. Finish the lessons, pass the final quiz, and you can download a certificate in your name straight away. Most learners add it to their resume and the Licences & Certifications section of LinkedIn.

Between two and four hours in total, split into short lessons of 10 to 20 minutes. You can stop at any point and pick up where you left off, on your phone or laptop.

No. The courses teach HR, not a product. Where a lesson shows a tool, it is there as an example, and everything we teach works with whatever software, or spreadsheet, your company uses.

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